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CERN accelerators boost argon into action

The laboratory's accelerator chain is supplying an experiment with argon ions for the first time

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16 February, 2015
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16 February, 2015

COMPASS pinpoints polarisability of pions

A new result brings precision to a key measurement of strong-interaction physics

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10 February, 2015
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10 February, 2015

Heavy-ion collisions: where size matters

ALICE has used a new technique to look at the size of the final state at ‘freeze-out’ in proton-proton and proton-lead collisions

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22 January, 2015
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22 January, 2015

How to make your own cloud chamber

Build a cosmic-ray detector in the classroom to see tracks left by particles from outer space

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21 January, 2015
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21 January, 2015

ATLAS now on Scholarpedia

An overview of the experiment written by physicists Monica Dunford and Peter Jenni has been published on the peer-reviewed website Scholarpedia

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27 November, 2014
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27 November, 2014

The ATLAS experiment on Scholarpedia

An article about ATLAS is the first in a series on experimental high-energy physics to appear on the peer-reviewed website

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27 November, 2014
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27 November, 2014

CMS launches new educational tools

New CMS software allows Masterclass students to analyse events from the LHC

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20 November, 2014
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20 November, 2014

ALICE opens its new nerve centre

The new ALICE Run Control Centre (ARC) implements the best and newest solutions for its shift workers and expert operators

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19 November, 2014
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19 November, 2014

LHCb observes two new baryon particles

The particles, known as the Xi_b'- and Xi_b*-, were predicted to exist by the quark model but had never been seen before

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19 November, 2014
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19 November, 2014

CMS now open for Virtual Visits

CMS Virtual Visits provide remote participants an opportunity to experience the CMS Experiment. Why not take a tour from the comfort of your school?

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12 November, 2014
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12 November, 2014